Fix Sandy Soil Using Weeds - John Kaisner The Natural Farmer

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This is how you build soil in natural farming. Nature does the work. You set up the right conditions and you get soil below and vegetables to eat above. It's a nice feeling... :)

[@TheWhitestLoYouKnow]

Don't grow plants grow soil. I love it.

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

To add to that, there's a famous water harvester from Africa named Mr. Zephaniah Phiri Maseko, who says that he "plants" water in order to get a yield from the land. It's the truth.

[@userNotdefined]

It is important to keep soil covered up, in shade, either by using cover crops or weeds or simply with a layer of dried leaves & twigs. My hurt pains when i see commerical farmers ploughing up their lands & leaving it up opened. That is sure way to kill soil & turn it into sand.

[@asupremum1246]

I've been doing this in Florida for a year now. The sand in my yard has turned dark, holds together and retains moisture for a week or more now where as before I had to water daily. Plants are also growing much faster and a deeper green. I've keept the soil continuously covered in shredded yard prunnings, shredded weeds, and fallen leaves to a height of a couple inches to several inches. The stuff decomposes rather quickly feeding the micro-organisms that transform the soil. I even notice mushrooms popping up now here and there! and some earthworms! I replace the prunnings just as quickly as they decompose so the soil has not been uncovered since I started the method. I'm pretty amazed because I expected it would take years to see any improvement.

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Pretty simple, huh? :)

[@austinwarhurst9109]

Where are you in Florida?

[@svetlanikolova7673]

thank you for your testimony

[@ZoliMusic]

Hi Augustus, I am in Central FL. My community does not allow traditional planting in the yard, but raised beds may be allowed. Would these techniques be suited to a smaller footprint as well? Perhaps you can recommend some good starting soil or how best to adapt these practices above ground. Thank you! So happy for your successes.

[@yellowbird5411]

@@ZoliMusic Mulch cover from yard waste of almost any kind can be cut small and used around anything you want. I live in Florida too, and I live on sand. But I do the "chop and drop" with some variation in that I sometimes cut the pieces smaller to fit what I am doing. It sounds like a lot of work, but it's really not. It goes fast, especially if you cut the pieces/leaves small as you trim your bushes. I leave the grass clippings where they fall from my mulching mower, for the grass's sake. Many food plants look like landscape plants, and if you are clever, you can do hedges with them, borders, base plantings and even hanging plants. No one will know what most of them even are unless you move the leaves aside to see the zucchini. If you sprinkle a little decorative mulch on top of the yard waste mulch, it's very nice and no one will know.

[@bte_permaculture]

Came across this video in 2016, changed our garden forever. Than you brother ♥️✌️😊🙏

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

My pleasure. I'm happy to hear it :)

[@user-mv8jl6wd6d]

​@@TheNaturalFarmer I'm going the same for 2 years now, and it's really wonderful.

[@peternyc]

This is the most inspiring video on soil I have ever seen. I'm stuggling with poor soil at the moment and this video might be the answer. Thank you so much.

[@rhysjaggar4677]

I always grow my maincrop potatoes with a mulch covering of cut comfrey, which I grow onsite for mulching purposes. Last summer we had a Mediterranean summer in the UK (once in 50 years we get one - last one was 1976) and I still had a magnificent harvest of potatoes, despite not seeing any rain from mid June to late August and temperatures regularly over 30C. The comfrey mulch protected soil moisture and the autumn rains bulked up the tubers to give a magnificent harvest. I do similar for trailing cucumbers and bush tomatoes grown outdoors in the soil.

[@brianhenson6141]

@naturalfarmer, i enjoyed your video on how to turn sand to soil. Im a farmer and avid organic gardener, and I've had experience in transforming hard clay soil into rich humus type soil.... I make my own compost with the useual table scraps like banana peels, egg shell's, coffee grounds etc" as well as leafs and grass clippings and livestock manures. I not only top dress the soil but work it into the soil as well, now i have rich and workable soil instead of just hard clay..... By the way you can get free used coffee grounds at your local star bucks and coffee shops as well as restaurants just by asking the manger, you leave a five gallon bucket with your name and phone number when it's full they will call you. Imagine doing that around the city, you would have hundreds of pounds of free nitrogen rich compost to transform your soil..... I read about one older lady that never owned a rototiller in her life, but instead laid down around a dozen layers of news papers or you can use cardboard, and she covered it with several inches of leaves and grass clippings and soaked it down with water and dug holes and planted her tomatoe plants in it..... Now many years later she doesn't even bother digging holes with a tool, she simply keeps adding more leafs and clippings every year and just parts the compot with her hands, and set's her transplants in, no tools needed anymore.

[@hectormilambo4342]

I am really enjoying and learning alot from your KZbin platform. Thank you. Just want to say keep it up.

[@renukadias3724]

Very good video. Ian going to follow his advice. Thank you.

[@saibala9109]

Thanks for great sharing! highly needed 🙏🏼

[@Stephen_Strange]

Brilliant short concise video - Thank you!

[@permabec7255]

Thanks you for your sharing

[@bikerbrandon1]

Great video, very well spoken and easy to follow. Subscribed

[@krustysurfer]

Great Video John thank you

[@Technoanima]

Thank you for the video

[@ineitafenton9316]

Sounds great. Will try this.

[@myperidot12]

Thanks a million for sharing.

[@mdashfaquenadaf4376]

Your experience sharing is highly appreciated. Thanking you.

[@marabiquel6414]

Thank so much for the information. I want to do a vegetable garden in a sandy soil in the Tropic.... and everything makes sense....

[@christieheyblom]

Oh I like this video !! I’m in the process of rejuvenating some raised garden beds in the property we have just moved to, and this information will definitely help

[@sumansaurabh3410]

Excellent idea..

[@soaronwingslikeeagles7982]

Fabulous video. Thank you

[@djsmith5510]

Thank You so much for your video and great work Sir.

[@saadkamel361]

Thanks for valuable info in a modest attitude

[@RiturajSen]

Great work

[@hydragona3235]

Thank god you made this video, I will try it this year

[@mohammadpourheydarian5877]

such a beautiful, doable, and useful suggestions. Thank you John.

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Thank you Mohammad

[@JerezMike]

Thank you so much for this video. I will definitely try this method.

[@manwithaporpoiseYTsucksD]

I live in Florida which means sand. I found very cheap bags of light topsoil that seems to be composed of mulched leaves. Very cheap. I've been experimenting by mixing it into the sand just for a little organic matter. After 8 months I'm really surprised to see how much influence such a small amount of organic matter and time can have. I've let the weeds move in which I'm going to till back into the soil. Definitely still not great but much better.. I live around a lot of swampland and am considering seeing what some dark and stinky swamp silt does when added. Enjoyed the video. Keep up the great work.

[@user-yq8ck8yf3u]

keeping ground cover keeps the soil cool, and moist. the leaf above provides evaporative cooling, and the organic matter decreases your soil density both letting the rain in and storing it for a longer growing season. Hence the worms. Also important in temperate areas which your shaded soil resembles.

[@mukherjee429]

Thanks a lot! Will try it!

[@stevenwiig3428]

Looking forward to applying this in a Food Forest at Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in Saskatchewan Canada. I'm aware of zone and climatic differences, but many of the principles still apply just with a bit of adjustment based on location.

[@saleemsiddiqui1870]

Thank you, I am going to try your method.

[@user-sn2jl3gi4j]

Thanks for the information God bless you

[@katzee7268]

Very informative, thank you! The simple, natural way is always best. I will try your formula this month. Thanks again!

[@firetip198]

In gardening I think in terms of maxium food value for humans... fruits, berries, mellons grapes, cherries, hot pepers, lemons, herbs and spices, pepermint, cucumbers, tomatoes. Its hard to describe how great blackberries, cherries, conchord grapes, watermellon, blueberies elderberies and strawberries are. Thank you so much for sharing your soil building secrets with us.

[@Chickmamapalletfarm]

Just moved to the sandy subtropics from clay of the application mountains. This method (or something very similar) has worked for me very well in the past, and I think I will be trying it here too. I may be adding card Cardboard to the production garden too, and then modifying this legume methods in, in the fall for even more biomass over next winter.

[@SunilKumar-eg5ft]

Very nice info .. can do wonders as I can see .. feel ... am working on it, somewhat, nature is amazingly great

[@harindersinghthakur7081]

Thxs bro..I'm trying hop results good

[@thisiscrollo3157]

Thanks so much! I will try this on my garden bed tomorrow morning.

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Cool! How did it go?

[@therantsfarms3503]

Great concept, thanks!

[@RushHourRecords]

Thanks for the info mate. Mich appreciated!

[@bouldog95reacs]

Tank yous much. Will definetly try this.

[@currypot1736]

Thank you so much for this great video...very helpful and informative....

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

+Tasneem Hasan My pleasure. Thank you!

[@fanindubhushanmohapatra4913]

I am thrilled to see how Dame Nature has groomed you. The refreshing aroma of soil drifts to India here. Thank you.

[@kescah]

I can't wait to try this on my sandy soil! Thank you.

[@anaissapierre]

How did it work?

[@lezannewinshaw]

Great video. Thanks so much.

[@mskraemerartclass]

Hello I am brand new in Florida to gardening, and mulching, and have very sandy soil, this is my second year, and so far has been experiencing lots of set backs, I will continue to learn and cann't wait to try this layering, method.

[@marcogallazzi9049]

I'm just starting my permaculture adventure, and amongst all i was thinking a similar way to "organize" my sandy soil. I'm using broad beans because of their deep roots, maybe I'm rushing it but we'll see 🙈. Great to have found this channel, it's one of the best so far on permaculture topics 😊

[@seanogallchoir3237]

Thank you, good wishes, enjoy our beautiful Ocean Planet.

[@matthewpankau5683]

Excellent advice! Thank you! I live in the PNW, where it’s very sandy as well. I might opt for Cardoon because their massive leaves provide excellent shade, and the roots go way down deep -drawing up lots of minerals and water that make for a nutrient dense chop n’ drop mulch.

[@bdscgt56klm57]

Thanks John ! Very interesting video

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Great! Thanks for your kind comment.

[@queenmajesty5163]

Thank you ever so much. Extremely helpful!

[@samnikole1643]

I just love your chenal! Greetings from Bulgaria

[@luzgiraldo2468]

Thanks for the information. The most important thing is the soil.

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Yes

[@chrisclyde4490]

Great video!! Awesome job at figuring out what your soil needs to build structure. I am working on that now. I have real sandy soil. I've been adding dead leaves grass rabbit manure and urine.

[@cowdunglog--2941]

informative video. thankyou

[@frederikkannegaard2624]

This is so beautiful! So nice to see how easily nature works out when you do it the way nature develops, how God designed it. Thanks man😃

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Thank you

[@hudson8865]

Thank you

[@nareshmoharkar]

great truth. loved your presentation.

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Thanks!

[@gail3073]

That's very cool. I raised-bed garden and have one 20x20ft in ground garden.

[@compostsfertilizers5471]

Oh my good friend. Long time no see. I bought a very sandy soil but the advantage is that there is plenty of water under ground (20ft). Now I'll need to revisit your channel.

[@ScollayTable]

I'm going to try and do this in the Arizona desert

[@africanhomestead]

Wow, thanks for sharing! I did a soil test on my current garden plot in Liberia and it showed N, P, and K all totally depleted (with. Ph of 5). Fortunately, I spent the rainy season building a nice stockpile of compost, which I am planting all my seeds and seedlings into. However, next year I will be relocating to 25 acres near the border with Sierra Leone where I am building a homestead. I had already selected several different kinds of legumes to fix nitrogen and also be used as green manure, animal fodder, or food for my family. I’m encouraged by what you shared in this video and will definitely incorporate these practices into my plan. Thanks again!

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

I have a friend who does aid work in Sierra Leone. His organization is called Robin Food... Great guy. Sounds like you have a nice plan for the next plot you're moving to. That's the great thing about experience. Even when we move, we can put what we know into practice and get good results even faster than we did on the previous plot. Be well...

[@DeerMaster-bj5hr]

Love the video very Nice! ….. I’ve also been working with very sandy soil for years an I’ve found if you put Dead animals in the soil or the remains around the drip line of a fruit tree or most thing will take right off 😉💯💯💪👊

[@andresj3939]

very informative, thank you good sir.

[@tinaaroha8205]

Thank you for sharing your video and it is exactly what I needed to know. I have very dusty dirt and I am using Comfrey plant as my mulch and I have noticed a difference with the soil and that's been not quite 2 months. I'm just starting me offer garden and it is very small like a large pot size and have planted three types of vegetables and I'll see how I go from there. But thanks again for sharing your video I found it very informative.

[@OrlandoBackyardGardening]

Thank You for your wisdom..I will try this method to correct sandy soil that I have..love your videos

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Thank you very much. Let me know how things turn out. Happy to hear from you...

[@ivitschalexanderrichter5517]

Hey, thank you for that cool video… I will try it … 😊

[@shazgq]

really good observations . very enlightening video will be giving it a shot and keep u updated

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Thanks for your kind words. Good to hear from you. Let me know how it goes!...

[@BurnoppMetal]

Absolutely brilliant! Thanks.

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Thanks John! Nice to hear from you

[@ramaliya197]

Thank you so much for this

[@victoriawiedman629]

We just plants a ton of beans and made mounds so excited-Lakeland Fl

[@markthomas4594]

Excellent information thanks for sharing

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

My pleasure. Thanks for your kind comment....

[@muhammadashrafbangash5431]

very informative vedio. Thanks for sharing such details. God speed

[@joxxxyalpharius2008]

thank you !

[@albertgjohnston]

Thank you so much. This video is a great education for Florida Gardeners. We have very sandy soil, and much of it is exposed to direct sunlight.

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Thank you. Yes, once you follow the principles involved in building soil, it can be done anywhere. Thanks for your comment!

[@sabira4476]

Well explained...Thank you !!!

[@andy33333]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I hadn't considered what importance darkness might play in building soil biology, but it seems to make sense. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge!

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Thank you

[@troycole2685]

Hey great stuff, your a good man! Cheers for sharing your knowledge :)

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Thanks for you're very kind comment. Happy you enjoyed the video :)

[@fotyfar]

Amazing results, great vid, thank u very much 👍

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Thank you...

[@SnakeAndTurtleQigong]

Thanks so much

[@doraw7766]

Thank you. I have the Okra at 1 foot now and some squash nearby producing but I will stick in my 2 oddball eggplants over there and transfer some green beans over to that area. I will throw on some treated bean seeds as well. Thanks again for the care you gave to presenting the information.

[@larryniidji]

I live in a sandpit. I thank you so much. Ground is frozen yet but I start this year.

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Great!

[@rushdansmuhammad]

Tq. Very very educational information....

[@Abeta.S.A]

Thanks for the knowledge,, i'm from Indonesia, 28 years old. And i still learn natural farming, for my farm.

[@octane2344]

Wow. I was looking for the most natural way to garden. This sounds like this is it. I like composting, but it is better to follow nature's way

[@gardeneatharmony4762]

Thank you for the bean denominator will use it. Rainy days lucky in Montreal is Me with a bucket picking worms and moving them to the organic veggie backyard. Add early season chicken manure, peat moss and my black gold from my composter. Then forget all summer. Thanks for the great info.

[@danvandervort83]

Awesome video! I've been looking for a simple, inexpensive way to do this in central Florida. Thank you! 😊

[@pingchan5589]

Thank you very much👍💚

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

You're welcome

[@rohitpandey-jr2no]

thank you for sharing!

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Thank you!

[@claireduncn5586]

Nice! Thank you for the video!❤️👍🏻

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Happy you liked it! :) Thanks for your comment.

[@Oggiwara1]

Very interesting video! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

Svein Arne Grønnevik Thanks again Svein. As always, good to hear from you!

[@stephaniesanchez2057]

Thank you !!!!!

[@shreyasshah8521]

Salute sir, you are the real son of land. Hats off.

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

You're very kind. Thank you.

[@singosudiro5267]

oh man.. I love this video content.

[@kazuwilliams5222]

Thank you for this video. I played with a few ways of building soil in a sandy environment. It's been amazing to watch the increase of bugs since the vegetables began to grow. I found your video very informative. Thanks.

[@mayshomesteadchronicles]

Thanks for sharing this info. Soil health is the foundation of growing healthy vibrant plants. I’ve experienced this myself. Such a beautiful thing that God has given to us.

[@davidboatman925]

Mother Nature and the sun. Amen

[@tiq6877]

Excellent info, John! Also, I am hearing hints of Indian accent when you speak. It's totally cute!

[@Jane-px8gw]

Thank you !

[@TheNaturalFarmer]

You're welcome! Thanks for writing!...

[@JeLifeCoach]

I dont know anything about this stuff at all, but the video was lovely and inspiring. Cheers to reviving a dead planet. Bless you brother.

[@desertedenblooms]

Im at the growing soil stage of my urban micro "farm". I have a quarter acre sand box with some weed grass. I know all these concepts and reciepies but I over think things. I m going to use yours and let it gooooo. Thank you